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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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